Question: The CEO has been considering the option of licensing a regional manufacturer. However, since he invented the technology, he is very concerned about how to structure such an agreement in order to fully protect the intellectual property. In addition, he does not fully trust European firms, mainly because of the recent developments in the European Union. However, he is open to discussing this and hopes to find a reasonable solution as he does agree that your suggestion is the best one from an overall cost perspective.
Can you give him any advice?